JAPAN VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	402,576	1	163,905	+ 238,671
Stroke	2	300,887	2	121,823	+ 179,064
Hypertension	3	110,290	28	6,673	+ 103,617
Liver Disease	4	47,036	17	14,195	+ 32,841
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	45,911	7	56,937	- 11,026
Diabetes Mellitus	6	40,755	29	5,433	+ 35,322
Lung Disease	7	29,122	5	78,169	- 49,048
Lung Cancers	8	28,954	4	79,688	- 50,734
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	22,266	3	107,899	- 85,633
Kidney Disease	10	20,760	9	44,779	- 24,019
Breast Cancer	11	15,406	15	15,805	- 399
Stomach Cancer	12	13,403	8	50,433	- 37,030
Road Traffic Accidents	13	12,469	31	4,566	+ 7,903
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	11,149	6	57,340	- 46,191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	10,718	39	2,555	+ 8,163
Falls	16	10,556	23	9,736	+ 820
Liver Cancer	17	9,670	11	29,384	- 19,715
Suicide	18	9,223	13	19,466	- 10,243
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,908	18	14,007	- 5,100
Other Injuries	20	8,709	12	22,068	- 13,359
Inflammatory/Heart	21	8,703	27	8,232	+ 470
Prostate Cancer	22	7,302	19	13,515	- 6,213
Pancreas Cancer	23	5,713	10	37,027	- 31,314
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	5,687	35	2,922	+ 2,765
Lymphomas	25	5,238	14	19,273	- 14,035
Bladder Cancer	26	5,161	22	9,936	- 4,775
Cervical Cancer	27	4,704	32	3,799	+ 905
Congenital Anomalies	28	4,383	40	2,473	+ 1,910
Ovary Cancer	29	4,371	30	5,061	- 690
Leukemia	30	4,310	24	9,607	- 5,297
Oral Cancer	31	4,186	26	8,333	- 4,147
Tuberculosis	32	3,837	34	3,459	+ 378
Skin Cancers	33	3,746	44	1,843	+ 1,903
Fires	34	3,512	48	1,007	+ 2,506
Asthma	35	3,416	42	1,922	+ 1,493
Uterin Cancer	36	2,888	33	3,461	- 573
Low Birth Weight	37	2,877	55	202	+ 2,675
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,731	21	11,486	- 8,755
Drownings	39	2,389	25	8,409	- 6,020
Violence	40	2,273	53	266	+ 2,007
Drug Use	41	2,252	50	732	+ 1,520
HIV/AIDS	42	2,237	63	48	+ 2,190
Oesophagus Cancer	43	1,889	20	12,316	- 10,427
Epilepsy	44	1,277	45	1,558	- 281
Alcohol	45	1,235	51	576	+ 659
Birth Trauma	46	992	61	104	+ 887
Meningitis	47	618	52	308	+ 310
Encephalitis	48	605	69	5	+ 600
Poisonings	49	589	54	255	+ 335
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	468	37	2,731	- 2,263
Skin Disease	51	417	36	2,806	- 2,389
Other Neoplasms	52	365	16	15,120	- 14,755
Maternal Conditions	53	325	64	39	+ 287
Multiple Sclerosis	54	300	59	108	+ 192
Appendicitis	55	263	58	126	+ 138
Leishmaniasis	56	198	77	0	+ 198
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	190	38	2,618	- 2,427
Hepatitis B	58	178	46	1,423	- 1,245
Malnutrition	59	116	43	1,910	- 1,794
Upper Respiratory	60	17	57	159	- 142
War	61	11	66	15	- 3
Tetanus	62	9	67	9	+ 0
Syphilis	63	9	65	16	- 7
Hepatitis C	64	9	41	2,220	- 2,211
Chlamydia	65	6	80	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	3	68	8	- 4
Pertussis	67	2	71	1	+ 0
Measles	68	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.